parabactin

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noun

The bacterial iron chelator (2Z,4S,5R)-N-[4-[(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)amino]butyl]-N-[3-[(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)amino]propyl]-5-methyl-2-(6-oxocyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-ylidene)-1,3-oxazolidine-4-carboxamide

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Meanings

nounparabactin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe bacterial iron chelator (2Z,4S,5R)-N-[4-[(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)amino]butyl]-N-[3-[(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)amino]propyl]-5-methyl-2-(6-oxocyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-ylidene)-1,3-oxazolidine-4-carboxamide
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